Marilyn Monroe: Still shining

Marilyn Monroe, 1947.

Marilyn Monroe, 1947. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

July 27, 2012 4:29 PM PT

Fifty years after her passing, Marilyn Monroe continues to resonate through popular culture: Her look, her hair and her clothes still influence fashion and style today.

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Marilyn Monroe, Beverly Hills Hotel. ( Beverly Hills Collection / Associated Press )

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Studio portrait of Marilyn Monroe circa 1950. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe, circa 1949. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe. (Baron / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe, 1954. (Baron / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City in 1955. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe poses as Rose Loomis from the 1953 film “Niagara.” (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe in a yoga pose. (John Kobal Foundation / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe is photographed in front of Niagara Falls dressed as Rose Loomis from the 1953 film “Niagara.” (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe, 1953. (Harris Lewine Collection / AP Photo)